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Rivers of Treason: Daniel Pursglove 3 (Daniel Pursglove)
By K. J. Maitland. 2023
'What a wonderful storyteller Maitland is' THE TIMESDANIEL PURSGLOVE BOOK THREEFrom the stark Yorkshire landscape to the dark underbelly of…
Jacobean London, Daniel Pursglove's new mission sees him fall prey to a ruthless copycat killer...London, 1607. As dawn breaks, Daniel Pursglove rides north, away from the watchful eye of the King and his spies.He returns, disguised, to his childhood home in Yorkshire - with his own score to settle. The locals have little reason to trust a prying stranger, and those who remember Daniel do so with contempt.When a body is found with rope burns about the neck, Daniel falls under suspicion. On the run, across the country, he is pursued by a ruthless killer whose victims all share the same gallows mark. Are these the crimes of someone with a cruel personal vendetta - or has Daniel become embroiled in a bigger, and far more sinister, conspiracy?A new river of treason is rising, flowing from the fields of Yorkshire right to the heart of the King's court . . .PRAISE FOR THE DANIEL PURSGLOVE SERIES'Dark and enthralling' ANDREW TAYLOR'This gripping thriller shows what a wonderful storyteller Maitland is' THE TIMES'Colourful and compelling' SUNDAY TIMES'Full of tension and danger... powerfully atmospheric' JENNIFER SAINT'Goes right to the heart of the Jacobean court' TRACY BORMAN'Spies, thieves, murderers and King James I? Brilliant' CONN IGGULDEN'There are few authors who can bring the past to life so compellingly... Brilliant writing and more importantly, riveting reading' SIMON SCARROW'A beautifully crafted thriller... Breathtaking and bone-chilling' MANDA SCOTT'Maitland is a superlative historical novelist' REBECCA MASCULL'Devilishly good' DAILY MAIL'The intrigues of Jacobean court politics simmer beneath the surface in this gripping and masterful crime novel' KATHERINE CLEMENTS'Beautifully written with a dark heart, Maitland knows how to pull you deep into the early Jacobean period' RHIANNON WARDThe Dogfather (Dog Lover's Mysteries #15)
By Susan Conant. 2004
It’s an offer dog handler Holly Winter can’t refuse: train wiseguy Enzio Guarini’s new Elkhound puppy, Frey. But can she…
ignore the fact that Guarini’s killed so many people even the FBI’s lost count? Hardly. One day into training and Guarini’s right-hand man is shot dead. The official story is a heart attack. Holly knows better. Between jump- starting a romance on the side and teaching a Mob pup to fetch, she’s found herself in the middle of a vendetta with a family well-trained in murder. And it’s going to take more than an understanding of the animal instinct to get away without getting bitten.Suspicious River: A Novel (Akal Literaria Ser. #Vol. 21)
By Laura Kasischke. 2014
&“Those who like Joyce Carol Oates will love this&” dark novel of psychological suspense by the author of Mind of…
Winter and The Life Before Her Eyes (Kirkus Reviews). A married motel receptionist in a bleak Michigan town, Leila Murray has slipped into the habit of trading sex with strangers for money. When she meets a drifter who alternately sweet-talks and physically abuses her, it might be the wakeup call that dissuades her from a life of prostitution. Instead, she allows him to become her pimp. In this chilling, &“beautifully written page-turner&” (Booklist), we follow Leila&’s life as she spirals out of control—and learn the darkness in her past that drives her—in &“an exploration of the legacy of abuse and violence [and] an amazing first novel&” (The Boston Globe). &“[An] extremely powerful debut . . . Profoundly disturbing but also resonant with hope and rebirth.&” —Los Angeles TimesThe Body in the Ivy: A Faith Fairchild Mystery (The Faith Fairchild Series #16)
By Katherine Hall Page. 2006
“This romantic mystery, filled with country-house atmosphere and cookery, offers an homage to Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None .…
. . addictive.” —BooklistFaith Fairchild is asked to cater a very small, very private college reunion on an isolated New England island—an event that could be her dream job. But when she discovers the true reason for the get-together, not even the spectacular ocean views can keep it from turning into a nightmare. Thirty years ago, bestselling suspense writer Barbara Bailey Bishop lost her twin sister in a tower fall deemed a suicide. But Barbara is convinced that Hélène did not die by her own hand, and she’s trapped Hélène's former classmates—her prime suspects—at her home with no phone lines, no cell reception, and no means of escape.One by one, the alumnae fall prey to a madwoman. A disturbed sister’s revenge . . . or a former coed’s coverup? Faith must quickly unlock the secrets of Hélène’s last night if she wants to leave the island alive.“An intricately plotted novel that challenges readers.” —The Boston Globe“Page keeps the reader guessing to the very end. Cozy mystery buffs will enjoy trying to find the Christie references.” —Library Journal (starred review)“Readers of the series will relish this addition; Christie fans will enjoy an engaging tribute.” —Publishers Weekly“It may be impossible to surpass And Then There Were None, the obvious model here, but Page builds tension and makes us care about the suspects’ troubled lives.” —Kirkus ReviewsThe Salaryman's Wife (The Rei Shimura Series #1)
By Sujata Massey. 1997
Winner of the Agatha Award."Sujata Massey blasts her way into fiction with The Salaryman's Wife, a cross-cultural mystery of manners…
with a decidedly sexy edge."-- Janet EvanonichJapanese-American Rei Shimura is a 27-year-old English teacher living in one of Tokyo's seediest neighborhoods. She doesn't make much money, but she wouldn't go back home to California even if she had a free ticket (which, thanks to her parents, she does.) She's determined to make it on her own. Her independence is threatened however, when a getaway to an ancient castle town is marred by murder.Rei is the first to find the beautiful wife of a high-powered businessman, dead in the snow. Taking charge, as usual, Rei searches for clues by crashing a funeral, posing as a bar-girl, and somehow ending up pursued by police and paparazzi alike. In the meantime, she attempts to piece together a strange, ever-changing puzzle—one that is built on lies and held together by years of sex and deception.The first installment in the Rei Shimura series, The Salaryman's Wife is a riveting tale of death, love, and sex, told in a unique cross-cultural voice.PI Billie Carlson takes on a thrilling new case in the next instalment of this gripping series. For fans of…
Martina Cole and Marnie Riches.Life has changed for Private Investigator Billie Carlson. After years of chasing down every lead possible, she's finally found her son, Lucas, and brought him safely home to Glasgow.One afternoon, Billie gets a call from an unknown number. The man on the end of the phone refuses to tell her his name, but he explains that his brother, Omar, is being held in prison after stabbing two men outside a block of flats. He wants Billie to investigate what happened that night and find out any information that might help Omar.Reluctantly, Billie takes on the case. But as she starts to untangle what happened that night, she can't shake the feeling that she's being watched. With Lucas depending on her, Billie is determined to avoid any dangerous encounters. But trouble seems to have a way of tracking her down . . .I Only Read Murder: A Novel (A Miranda Abbott Mystery #1)
By Ian Ferguson, Will Ferguson. 2023
NATIONAL BESTSELLER“Wickedly funny and full of surprising twists.” – Mark Leiren-Young, winner of the Leacock Medal for HumourA once-beloved television…
sleuth finds herself far from Hollywood and witness to a murder during a small-town theatre production—and is convinced it’s up to her to solve the case.Introducing a new comedic crime series from the bestselling Ferguson brothers, for fans of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club, Alexander McCall Smith’s 44 Scotland Street series and Schitt’s Creek Miranda Abbott, once known for the crime-solving, karate-chopping church pastor she played on network television, has hit hard times. Turned down for a role on a cable reality show, Miranda is facing ruin when a mysterious postcard arrives, summoning her to Happy Rock, a small town in the Pacific Northwest. But when she gets there, nothing is what she expected.In dire straits, she signs up for an amateur production at the Happy Rock Little Theatre, competing against the local real estate agent for the lead role. On opening night, one of the actors is murdered, live, in front of the audience. But out of 100 witnesses, no one actually saw what happened. Now everyone is under a cloud of suspicion, including the sardonic town doctor, the local high-school drama teacher, an oil-stained car mechanic, an elderly gentleman who may or may not have been in the CIA—and Miranda herself. Clearly, the only way to solve this mystery is for Miranda to summon her skills as television’s Pastor Fran and draw on the help of her new sidekick, Susan, a shy bookstore clerk who seems to know everyone’s secrets. Because the show must go on!She Who Watches: A Novel (The mcallister Files Ser. #4)
By Patricia H. Rushford, Harrison James. 2006
A senator's family has been threatened--and now one of them is missing. Can Mac and Dana find Sara before it's…
too late?The senator had raised this niece as his own daughter. So when she doesn't return home and her abandoned car is found in a parking garage, it alarms not only the family but law enforcement agencies throughout the Northwest. The only clue: a set of menacing letters sent to the senator's office. Now it's up to Oregon state police officers Mac McAllister and Dana Bennett and their team to find a lead . . . or to find Sara . . . before they find her dead.The case will be made harder because not only must they share evidence with the FBI but navigate stand-offs between the government, Native American tribal customs, political pride, family intrigue . . . and even their own hearts. Meanwhile, two questions loom that, if answered, could provide the missing link in their investigation: First, is Sara a victim, or a dissatisfied wife who has run away? And second, is politics being used to mask a sordid truth, or has someone's passion for a cause possibly led them to violence?Magic Can Be Murder
By Vivian Vande Velde. 2009
&“[A] lighthearted mystery . . . Kids who like mystery and fantasy and fans of television&’s Sabrina, about a teenage witch, will like…
this&” (Booklist). Nola&’s not much of a witch—she can work only a few useless spells, like the one that lets her spy on people. But there&’s no spell for keeping her crazy mother—who hears voices and is a magnet for witch-hunters—out of trouble. The two flee from town to town until the day Nola witnesses a murder. Which is bad enough, but worse is that the murderer may frame Nola and her mother for the crime. And then no amount of magic will save her. And you think your teenage years are tough . . . &“Dialogue is fast and funny, the characters evincing a certain human desperation that makes them (the good guys, anyway) unfailingly sympathetic. Introduce Rowling fans to Vande Velde, and watch them make magic.&” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children&’s Books &“Vande Velde has produced a winner in this fantasy mystery . . . [Fans] will not be disappointed in this funny and charming story, which will attract mystery and romance lovers as well.&” —VOYA &“Vande Velde&’s offering throws murder, witchcraft, and romance into the brew . . . The well-developed characters provide entertaining reading.&” —School Library Journal &“Fun and suspense for readers . . . Entertaining.&” —Publishers Weekly &“The story moves from a witch&’s tale of many spells, to a murder mystery, and finally, a love story . . . Amusing, light reading.&” —Kliatt &“An entertaining fantasy for any reader.&” —SF SiteRobert B. Parker's Broken Trust (Spenser #51)
By Mike Lupica. 2023
Spenser investigates the past secrets of an elusive tech billionaire in this latest installment of Robert B. Parker&’s beloved series,…
and the first written by celebrated writer Mike Lupica.Andrew Crain has it all: a brilliant scientist and astute businessman, his groundbreaking work with lithium has made him one of the world&’s richest men. He is universally adored and admired; that is, until Crain&’s beautiful wife, Laura, comes to Spenser hoping that he can find out what skeletons lurk in her husband&’s closet. Though Crain is a generous philanthropist and loving family man, she is concerned—he has recently become secretive, bordering on paranoid, and prone to violent outbursts. This is the opposite of the man she knew, and not only does his behavior put their marriage at risk, but also a lucrative company merger that would be life-changing for the Crains, their business partner, and everyone associated. Laura wants Spenser to find out what has gotten into her husband, before it&’s too late.As Spenser digs into the billionaire&’s past, he realizes that the man may have done terrible things on his rise to the top—but he also may have had good reason to. There are no clear answers here, and quickly enough, what Spenser discovers will cause him to question his own views on morality—and place him in grave danger.Stone Cold Blonde (The PI Steve Conacher Mysteries #1)
By Lawrence Lariar. 1979
First in a series: The mysterious life of a gorgeous stiff leads a Manhattan detective from Broadway to Coney Island…
to find her killer. Lawrence Lariar was one the most popular cartoonists of the twentieth century. But from the 1940s through the 1960s, he also crafted a line of lean and mean detective and mystery novels under his own name as well as the pseudonyms Michael Stark, Adam Knight, Michael Lawrence, and Marston La France. Lariar now gets his due as a leading artist in hardboiled crime fiction. There she was in PI Steve Conacher&’s office: totally naked, and given the knife wounds, unquestionably dead. The nasty business makes lurid headlines, but it&’s also drawn the attention of a frantic new client. Grace Masterson says she needs help finding her husband, a runaway jewel thief with a tomcat rep. The lonely housewife also craves a little more intimate service on the side. Conacher doesn&’t say no; although it does raise his brows. But Grace isn&’t the only puzzle. The DOA stranger has left a trail of secrets that lead from the posh office of a sexy Park Avenue barrister to Greenwich Village haunts to smoky New York jazz clubs. As the two cases begin to collide, Conacher&’s not sure whom he can trust, whom he&’s supposed to protect, or who&’s got the motive to kill again. Stone Cold Blonde is the 1st book in the PI Steve Conacher Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.Autopsy: A Scarpetta Novel (Kay Scarpetta #25)
By Patricia Cornwell. 2021
New York Times BestsellerIn this relaunch of the electrifying, landmark #1 bestselling thriller series, chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta…
hunts those responsible for two wildly divergent and chilling murders. Forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta has come almost full circle, returning to Virginia, the state where she launched her storied career, as the chief medical examiner. Finding herself the new girl in town once again after being away for many years, she’s inherited both an overbearing secretary and a legacy of neglect and potential corruption.She and her husband, Benton Wesley, now a forensic psychologist with the U.S. Secret Service, have relocated to Old Town Alexandria, where she’s headquartered five miles from the Pentagon in a post-pandemic world that’s been torn apart by civil and political unrest. After just weeks on the job, she’s called to a scene by railroad tracks—a woman’s body has been shockingly displayed, her throat cut down to the spine—and as Scarpetta begins to follow the trail, it leads unnervingly close to her own historic neighborhood. At the same time, a catastrophe occurs in a top secret laboratory in outer space, endangering at least two scientists aboard. Appointed to the highly classified Doomsday Commission that specializes in sensitive national security cases, Scarpetta is summoned to the White House and tasked with finding out exactly what happened. But even as she remotely works the first potential crime scene in space, an apparent serial killer strikes again very close to home.This latest novel in the groundbreaking Kay Scarpetta series captivates readers with the shocking twists, high-wire tension, and forensic detail that Patricia Cornwell is famous for, proving once again why she’s the world’s #1 bestselling crime writer.Red Velvet Cupcake Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery #16)
By Joanne Fluke. 2014
&“If your reading habits alternate between curling up with a good mystery or with a good cookbook, you ought to…
know about Joanne Fluke.&”—Charlotte Observer This summer has been warmer than usual in Lake Eden, Minnesota, and Hannah Swensen is trying to beat the heat both in and out of her bakery kitchen. But she&’s about to find out the hard way that nothing cools off a hot day like a cold-blooded murder. At the grand opening of a local hotel, a police department employee nearly dies falling from a penthouse—and then another woman, with whom Hannah has a less-than-friendly relationship, winds up dead. Hannah is the prime suspect—and to clear her own name, she&’s got to find out who iced the victim…Features cookie and dessert recipes from The Cookie Jar, including Red Velvet Surprise Cupcakes and Chocolate Covered Peanut Cookies! &“Culinary cozies don't get any tastier than this winning series.&”—Library Journal &“Loaded with mouthwatering recipes and clever plotting, the latest Hannah Swensen mystery delights.&”—RT Book ReviewsThe Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction Volume 1
By Various. 2024
An elite squad detective from the future travels back in time to hunt down a time escapee. Across the city…
of Tokyo, liquids are turning blue, and elsewhere a Tamil actress is kidnapped. The gruesome murder of an adult industry star spirals into a web of deceit and leads to a bizarre revelation. A journalist races against time to find the missing link between the deaths of a daily soap actress, a classical vocalist and a famous painter. And more... The first-ever anthology of its kind, The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction compiles more than 30 compelling whodunits spread across two volumes. Hybrid, self-reflexive and experimental forms of writing that blur the boundaries between genres, with supernatural mysteries, serial murders and at times absurd crimes jostling for the attention of both amateur and professional detectives in these stories. Red herrings simmered in blood gravy, served up with family feuds, ancient curses, long-haired lady sleuths and many other typical subcontinental chutneys provide a rare feast for the avid reader of crime fiction!The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction Volume 2
By Various. 2024
A detective delves into a cold case; a ship that disappeared in the Bay of Bengal in the year 1913.A…
man is bludgeoned to death in an apartment and a piece of paper with the word 'STOP!' is nailed to his forehead. Six deaths under mysterious circumstances and the only common link is a box of arsenic-laced sweets. A soldier's homecoming dredges up memories of a murder that took place a decade ago in the family. And more...The first-ever anthology of its kind, The Hachette Book of Indian Detective Fiction compiles more than 30 compelling whodunits spread across two volumes. Hybrid, self-reflexive and experimental forms of writing that blur the boundaries between genres, with supernatural mysteries, serial murders and at times absurd crimes jostling for the attention of both amateur and professional detectives in these stories. Red herrings simmered in blood gravy, served up with family feuds, ancient curses, long-haired lady sleuths and many other typical subcontinental chutneys provide a rare feast for the avid reader of crime fiction!Bane Drain (The Amazing Adventures of Batman!)
By Brandon T. Snider. 2020
Bane is on the loose at a Gotham City baseball game! An extra dose of venom has made him stronger…
than ever. Can Batman and Nightwing drain Bane of his powers, or will the duo pull the plug on this case? Find out in this action-packed early chapter book for the youngest of readers.A Killer Romance (A Beach Reads Mystery #3)
By Maggie Blackburn. 2024
Love and murder are in the air this Valentine&’s day in Maggie Blackburn&’s third Beach Reads mystery, perfect for fans…
of Eva Gates and Miranda James.When Beach Reads bookshop hosts a Valentine&’s Day event, &“Romance by the Sea,&” bookseller Summer Merriweather has no idea that the guest author is under investigation for her own husband&’s murder. When that same author is found dead at the local bed and breakfast, nobody assumes it&’s natural causes–there were plenty of people who wanted her dead.As Summer searches for the truth about the author&’s stranger-than-fiction life, Summer finds suspicious indications of shady behavior in the author&’s belongings. But the casual sleuthing is quickly derailed when Summer&’s friend Glads gets hauled in for the murder, and they launch a full-blown investigation to clear her name.As Summer and company pick through the scant clues to solve the case, they may find more treachery and heartbreak than they bargained for.The Ghost Orchid: An Alex Delaware Novel
By Jonathan Kellerman. 2024
Psychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis confront a baffling, vicious double homicide that leads them to long-buried secrets worth…
killing for in the riveting thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling &“master of suspense&” (Los Angeles Times).LAPD homicide lieutenant Milo Sturgis sees it all the time: Reinvention&’s a way of life in a city fueled by fantasy. But try as you might to erase the person you once were, there are those who will never forget the past . . . and who can still find you. A pool boy enters a secluded Bel Air property and discovers two bodies floating in the bright blue water: Gio Aggiunta, the playboy heir to an Italian shoe empire, and a gorgeous, even wealthier neighbor named Meagin March. A married neighbor. An illicit affair stoking rage is a perfect motive. But a &“double&” in this neighborhood of gated estates isn&’t something you see every day. The house is untouched. No forced entry, no forensic evidence. The case has &“that feeling,&” and when that happens, Milo turns to his friend, the brilliant psychologist Alex Delaware. As Milo and Alex investigate both victims, they discover two troubled pasts. And as they dig deeper, Meagin March&’s very identity begins to blur. Who was this glamorous but conflicted woman? Did her past catch up to her? Or did Gio&’s family connections create a threat spanning two continents?Chasing down the answers leads Alex and Milo on an exploration of L.A.&’s darkest side as they contend with one of the most shocking cases of their careers and learn that that some secrets are best left buried in the past.Cahokia Jazz: A Novel
By Francis Spufford. 2023
Named a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian and The Financial Times From &“one of the most original…
minds in contemporary literature&” (Nick Hornby) the bestselling and award-winning author of Golden Hill delivers a noirish detective novel set in the 1920s that reimagines how American history would be different if, instead of being decimated, indigenous populations had thrived.Like his earlier novel Golden Hill, Francis Spufford&’s Cahokia Jazz inhabits a different version of America, now through the lens of a subtly altered 1920s—a fully imagined world full of fog, cigarette smoke, dubious motives, danger, dark deeds. And in the main character of Joe Barrow, we have a hero of truly epic proportions, a troubled soul to fall in love with as you are swept along by a propulsive and brilliantly twisty plot. On a snowy night at the end of winter, Barrow and his partner find a body on the roof of a skyscraper. Down below, streetcar bells ring, factory whistles blow, Americans drink in speakeasies and dance to the tempo of modern times. But this is Cahokia, the ancient indigenous city beside the Mississippi living on as a teeming industrial metropolis, filled with people of every race and creed. Among them, peace holds. Just about. But that corpse on the roof will spark a week of drama in which this altered world will spill its secrets and be brought, against a soundtrack of jazz clarinets and wailing streetcars, either to destruction or rebirth.Last Seen in Havana (A Havana Mystery #4)
By Teresa Dovalpage. 2024
A Cuban American woman searches for her long-lost mother and fights to restore a beautiful but crumbling Art Deco home…
in the heart of Havana in this moving, immersive new mystery, perfect for fans of Of Women and Salt.Newly widowed baker Mercedes Spivey flies from Miami to her native Cuba in 2019 to care for her ailing paternal grandmother. Mercedes&’s life has been shaped by loss, beginning with the mysterious unsolved disappearance of her mother when Mercedes was a little girl. Returning to Cuba revives Mercedes&’s hopes of finding her mother as she attempts to piece together the few scraps of information she has. Could her mother still be alive?Thirty-three years earlier, in 1986, an American college student with endless political optimism falls deliriously in love with a handsome Cuban soldier while on a spontaneous visit to the island. She decides to stay permanently, but soon discovers that nothing is as it seems in Havana.The two women&’s stories proceed in parallel as Mercedes gets closer to the truth about her mother, uncovering shocking family secrets in the process . . .